Victoria Harbour Authority Issues
#281
Posted 31 August 2020 - 08:31 AM
#282
Posted 31 August 2020 - 10:28 AM
If a developer can head a Victoria neighbourhood association's land use committee, what's the big deal over the GVHA and elected officials getting paid? The perceptions are the same.
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#283
Posted 31 August 2020 - 07:54 PM
If a developer can head a Victoria neighbourhood association's land use committee, what's the big deal over the GVHA and elected officials getting paid? The perceptions are the same.
Has this actually happened?
#284
Posted 31 August 2020 - 07:55 PM
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#285
Posted 31 August 2020 - 08:01 PM
Ah, right forgot about Ian!
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#286
Posted 01 October 2020 - 04:21 AM
The Greater Victoria Harbour Authority’s annual report, released Wednesday, shows it posted a surplus of $3.6 million for the fiscal year that ended March 31, thanks to record revenues of $16.3 million.
But the good news ended there.
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Possible scenarios include no 2021 cruise season at all, or a season with fewer vessels, carrying 50 to 60 per cent passenger loads and increased safety protocols on board and on shore.
https://www.timescol...year-1.24213227
Edited by Victoria Watcher, 01 October 2020 - 04:22 AM.
#287
Posted 04 February 2021 - 04:43 PM
The lost revenue will also be noticeable across the organization’s properties. Landscaping and beautification throughout the Inner Harbour will be substantially reduced and the ‘Welcome to Victoria’ garden on the south side of the Lower Causeway, won’t be planted or maintained.
https://www.vicnews....ruise-ship-ban/
honestly can't they just tend to that thing? it can't be that hard. call for volunteers if you are really that strapped.
Edited by Victoria Watcher, 04 February 2021 - 04:45 PM.
#288
Posted 04 February 2021 - 05:23 PM
Maybe change the wording to GOOD BYE COVID.
#289
Posted 04 February 2021 - 05:28 PM
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#290
Posted 04 February 2021 - 05:51 PM
Here's the statement from the GVHA:
Statement on the extended suspension of cruise in Canada
As the owner and operator of the Victoria Cruise Terminal at The Breakwater District, we support the decision by Transport Canada to extend the suspension of cruise in Canada until Feb. 28, 2022.
The health and safety of the community, and the efforts made to reduce the spread of COVID-19, remain our top priority. Cruise will resume when it is safe to do so, when border restrictions are removed, and when people may safely enjoy non-essential travel.
For our not-for-profit organization, cruise represents more than 70% of our annual revenues, or more than $12.5 million in 2020. The impact on our organization has led to a permanent reduction of staff in some departments and a move to essential service only in our operations. Contracts with many local businesses have also been cut or reduced due to these reductions. Further cuts to services remain possible and will be reviewed by management.
Victorians will see the impact of lost revenues across our properties. We will proceed with substantially reduced landscaping and beautification throughout the Inner Harbour – including the inability to plant and maintain the ‘Welcome to Victoria’ garden on the south side of the Lower Causeway. Many events – those that are safe to operate under Provincial Health Orders – will be cancelled due to our inability to dedicate staff time or financial support.
We also know that the extension of this suspension will create a devastating impact on the dozens of local, small businesses that are involved with cruise in Victoria. Over the past year, businesses that serve the cruise industry adjusted, postponed, and pivoted with the hope that cruise would return in 2021. This further uncertainty will have a lasting impact on small businesses in Greater Victoria. We hope that many of these businesses will survive the coming months until the resumption of cruise is permitted.
We look forward to the safe resumption of cruise in the future, which will be a result of national efforts to reduce the impact of COVID-19 including increased health and safety measures, vaccinations, and continued personal layers of personal protection. Our team will be ready to welcome passengers and crew when ships return to Victoria.
About the Greater Victoria Harbour Authority
The Greater Victoria Harbour Authority is a community-based, not-for-profit organization that is committed to the stewardship and sustainable growth of Victoria’s dynamic working harbour. The organization is governed by a 13-member Board of Directors, represented by four independent community members and eight Member Agencies: Esquimalt Nation, Songhees Nation, Capital Regional District, City of Victoria, Township of Esquimalt, The Chamber, Victoria Esquimalt Harbour Society, and Destination Greater Victoria.
The Greater Victoria Harbour Authority owns and operates several high-profile community amenities including the Ogden Point Breakwater, Inner Harbour lower causeway, Ship Point, and customs dock at Raymur Point. Within its commercial and marine industrial holdings are The Breakwater District at Ogden Point, Fisherman’s Wharf, four Inner Harbour marinas, and the historic Steamship Terminal. The organization manages the Victoria Cruise Terminal at The Breakwater District, which contributes more than $130 million annually to the Greater Victoria economy and is responsible for 800 direct and indirect jobs.
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#291
Posted 04 February 2021 - 06:29 PM
...We look forward to the safe resumption of cruise in the future, which will be a result of national efforts to reduce the impact of COVID-19 including increased health and safety measures, vaccinations, and continued personal layers of personal protection...
GVHA to introduce its own line of cruise wear which will be available for purchase at Ogden Point for guests of the first ship in 2022.
Enjoy your time in the Garden City!
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#292
Posted 17 December 2022 - 02:54 AM
Barry Hobbis never intended to run a tourism-driven business or become a mainstay on Victoria’s Inner Harbour, but the general manager of Victoria Harbour Ferry did both and loved every minute of it for nearly 20 years.
That ride is now coming to an end, as Hobbis, 74, intends to retire at the end of this year.
“I am going to take some time to kind of lay back after 20 years,” he said.
The face of the company since 2004, when he pulled in investors to make good on a deal he held together with a $10 deposit to buy the company, Hobbis is now ready to step aside.
He said the time is right to retire as the company is stable, poised for growth and in the capable hands of the Ralmax Group.
Ralmax stepped in to take a controlling stake in the 32-year-old ferry company in the summer of 2020 after it was announced the firm would cease operations in June of that year due to a dispute with the Greater Victoria Harbour Authority.
https://www.timescol...irement-6263318
Edited by Victoria Watcher, 17 December 2022 - 02:55 AM.
#293
Posted 17 December 2022 - 04:21 PM
^ Was probably inevitable after Ralmax took control.
#294
Posted 17 December 2022 - 05:35 PM
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#295
Posted 04 February 2023 - 04:52 AM
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